1995 Rebel Tour
The 1995 Rebel Tour was a seven-player paintball tournament held at Skirmish Adventures in Helensburgh, New South Wales, Australia, on 2–3 December 1995. Black Reign Funky Brothers won the professional division, while Bad Company won the amateur division.[1]
Organisation and format
[edit]The tournament was the fifth consecutive Rebel Tour hosted at Skirmish Adventures. Team size was reduced from ten to seven players to encourage participation, with ten teams entering across professional and amateur divisions.[1]
Games were played on three fields: Speedball, Blisterball and Village. Four teams from each division advanced to separate finals, played on Speedball and Blisterball.[1]
SWAT supplied the referees, with John Caruana serving as head referee. Radio links connected field referees and the head referee.[1]
Participants
[edit]| Professional division | Amateur division |
|---|---|
| Black Reign Funky Brothers | Bad Company |
| Black Reign No Fear | Bulljoes |
| HEAT Advantage | Campbelltown Raiders |
| HEAT Tigerstripe | The Ducks |
| Top Hat Jokers | Fireball |
Source: contemporary tournament report.[1]
Results
[edit]| Division | Winner |
|---|---|
| Professional | Black Reign Funky Brothers |
| Amateur | Bad Company |
Professional division
[edit]Black Reign Funky Brothers, HEAT Tigerstripe, Top Hat Jokers and Black Reign No Fear qualified for the professional finals. HEAT Advantage was eliminated after the preliminary round.[1]
Black Reign Funky Brothers defeated HEAT Tigerstripe in their final encounter to secure the professional title.[1]
Amateur division
[edit]Campbelltown Raiders, The Ducks, Bulljoes and Bad Company qualified for the amateur finals. Fireball was eliminated after the preliminary round.[1]
Bad Company’s championship was decided following its final game against Bulljoes. Bad Company initially appeared to have won by ten points, before a chronograph penalty temporarily placed Bulljoes ahead. A subsequent penalty against Bulljoes restored Bad Company’s victory.[1]
References
[edit]- Rebel Yell!. Rod Lewis and Gavin Costello, War Paint, issue 2, May 1996.